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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Ministry of Health finalises advance arrangement with M/s Biological-E Ltd., Hyderabad for 30 cr COVID19 Vaccine doses
Union Ministry of Health has finalised arrangements with Hyderabad based vaccine manufacturer Biological-E to reserve 30 crore of COVID-19 vaccine doses. These vaccine doses will be manufactured and stockpiled by M/s Biological-E from August-December 2021. For this purpose, the Union Ministry of Health would be making an advance payment of Rs. 1500 crore to M/s Biological-E.
The COVID-19 vaccine of Biological-E is currently undergoing Phase-3 clinical trial after showing promising results in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials. The vaccine being developed by Biological-E is a RBD protein sub-unit vaccine and is likely to be available in the next few months.
The proposal of M/s Biological-E was examined and recommended for approval after due diligence by National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 .
The arrangement with M/s Biological-E is part of the wider endeavour of Government of India to encourage indigenous vaccine manufacturers by providing them support in Research & Development  and also financial support.
Biological-E COVID Vaccine candidate has been supported by Government of India from Preclinical stage to Phase-3 studies. Department of Biotechnology has not only provided financial assistance in terms of grant-in-aid of over Rs 100 cr but has also partnered with Biological-E to conduct all animal challenge and assay studies through its Research Institute Translational Health Science Technology Institute , Faridabad.
This has been undertaken as part of Government of India's ‘Mission COVID Suraksha- the Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission’ which was launched to reinforce and accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development efforts as part of the third stimulus package, Atmanirbhar 3.0.
The Mission aims to bring to the citizens a safe, efficacious, affordable and accessible COVID-19 Vaccine. The Mission is supporting development of 5-6 COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Some of these are now closer to licensure and introduction in public health systems. It has not just accelerated COVID-19 Vaccine development efforts, but also fostered a robust end-to-end vaccine development ecosystem in the country that will be available for other on-going and future research and developmental activities for other vaccines.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
2nd Khelo India Women’s League City/Division Level Athletics Competition-2023 to be held in Pune
Mumbai, 20 September 2023
The Sports Authority of India, Regional Centre Mumbai in association with Maharashtra Athletics Association has announced the much-anticipated return of the Khelo India Women's Athletics League  to the vibrant city of Pune.
The event will be held on September 22nd, 2023 at Baburao Sanas Ground, Saras Baug, Pune, Maharashtra 411030. Around 300 athletes per city from across the country will participate in 14 events . An individual can participate in a maximum of 2 events.
The various events names are as follows:
Track & Field: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Javelin Throw.
Register on the link below:
http://www.smrsports.in/athletic/registration/1694443132R1Fg1s5hIkqOzcm9fJYxbNhfgyKhtenM
The Khelo India Women's Athletics League will see fierce competition among women athletes from Maharashtra and neighboring regions. It provides a fantastic opportunity for athletes to shine in various track and field events, including sprints, jumps, throws, and road races.
The main purpose of these Khelo India Women’s league is to not only strengthen the domestic competition structure and talent identification but also to empower female athletes to compete and find their footing in sports as a career.
The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, under the Sports for Women component of the Khelo India Scheme, had earlier organized two editions of the competition in 2021-22 and 2022-23. Last season, the Women’s Leagues witnessed more than 240 competitions with more than 23,000 women athletes across various age groups.PIB Mumbai | NJ/ DR
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Ministry of Steel
Engineers Day Celebrated with Tech Quest Quiz to celebrate ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’
In order to celebrate ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and to commemorate the 162th birthday of Dr M Visvesaraiya, a unique quiz named ‘Tech_Quest 1.0’ was organized at HRDC by the Human Resources Development Department of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant. This Audio – Visual Quiz, dedicated to Technology & Engineering, had 30 two-member teams participating in the written qualifying round, out of which six teams reached the finale.
This quiz was the culmination of an idea expressed by Shri SK Dubey, ED  for organizing such an event in order to share knowledge on Technology & Engineering in an interesting manner.
Ministry of Home Affairs
UNION HOME MINISTER, SHRI AMIT SHAH SAID THAT MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS HAS SOUGHT A DETAILED REPORT FROM PUNJAB GOVERNMENT ON TODAY’S SECURITY BREACH DURING THE PRIME MINISTER, SHRI NARENDRA MODI’S VIST TO PUNJAB
SHRI AMIT SHAH SAID, “SUCH DERELICTION OF SECURITY PROCEDURE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S VISIT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE FIXED”
The Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah in a tweet has said that the Ministry of Home Affairs  has asked for a report from the Punjab Government on the security breach during the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab today.
In his tweet, the Union Home Minister said, “The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report on today’s security breach in Punjab. Such dereliction of security procedure in the Prime Minister’s visit is totally unacceptable and accountability will be fixed.”
Ministry of Home Affairs
Rehabilitation of Bru Migrants
In a major breakthrough on repatriation of displaced Bru persons from Mizoram since 1997, an Agreement has been signed by Government of India, Government of Mizoram, Government of Tripura and Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum  on 3.7.2018. 5407 families comprising of 32,876 persons presently in temporary camps in Tripura will be repatriated to Mizoram before 30th September, 2018. Government of India will provide financial assistance for rehabilitation of Brus in Mizoram, such as Financial Assistance @ Rs. 4 Lakh / per family, Cash Assistance @ Rs. 5000/ per month per family for 2 years, Housing Assistance @ 1,50,000 / per family, Free Ration @ 600 gm /300 gm, adult/minor for 2 years, utensils & blankets @ Rs. 3,500/ per family and security cost, and address their issue of security, education, livelihood, etc. in consultation with Government of Mizoram and Tripura.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
President of India presents National Service Scheme Awards for the year 2020-21
The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented the National Service Scheme Awards for the year 2020-2021 at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Thakur and Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Nisith Pramanik attended the awards ceremony. Secretary, Youth Affairs, Shri Sanjay Kumar and Secretary, Sports, Smt. Sujata Chaturvedi and senior officers of the Ministry and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Youth Affairs confers every year the National Service Scheme Award to recognize and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary community service made by the Universities/ +2 Council, Programme Officers/NSS Units and NSS Volunteers, with a view to further promote NSS in the country. At Present, NSS has about 40 lakh volunteers on its rolls spread over the country.The details of National Service Scheme  Award for the year 2020-21 in 3 different categories are as under:
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S. No.
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Categories
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No. of Awards
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Value of Award
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1
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University/ +2 Council
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2
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First Award: Rs.5,00,000/-  with a Trophy to the University/ +2 Council.
A Certificate and a Silver Medal to the Programme Coordinator.
Second Award: Rs.3,00,000 lakh  with a Trophy to the University/ +2 Council.
A Certificate and a Silver Medal to the Programme Coordinator.
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2
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NSS Units and their Programme Officers
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10+10
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Rs.2,00,000/- to each NSS Unit , with a Trophy.
Rs. 1,50,000/- to each Programme Officer with a Certificate and a Silver Medal.
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3
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NSS Volunteers
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30
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Rs. 1,00,000/- to each Volunteer, with a Certificate and a Silver Medal.
NSS is a Centrally Sector Scheme which was launched in the year 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service. The ideological orientation of the NSS is inspired by the ideals of Mahatma
Gandhi. Very appropriately, the motto of NSS is “NOT ME, BUT YOU”.
Briefly, the NSS volunteers work on issues of social relevance, which keep evolving in response to the needs of the community, through regular and special camping activities. Such issues include  literacy and education,  health, family welfare and nutrition,  environment conservation,  social service programmes,  programmes for empowerment of women,  programmes connected with economic development activities,  rescue and relief during calamities,  Swachhata activities, etc.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Doordarshan’s News Content will now be available in Australia
In what will further strengthen the mutual friendly relations between India and Australia, India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Special Broadcasting Service , Australia's public service broadcaster on March 21, 2022, to boost co-operation in the field of broadcasting.
This will expand the reach of DD News, DD India and multiple language services of DD News amongst the Indian Diaspora in Australia. Through this MoU, the two broadcasters will explore opportunities in co-production and joint broadcasting of programmes spanning across multiple genres. They will also exchange programmes  in the fields of culture, education, science, entertainment, sports, news, travel, music and arts.
Both public broadcasters will also exchange professionals and organise their training to share knowledge on technical knowhow and programme production, etc. They will provide facilities and general assistance, including supply of information and other organisational and technical assistance, to each other.
“It would allow for exchange of programmes, expertise in this sector and would facilitate daily slots on TV channels in Australia for DD India, DD News and DD Sahyadri,” said India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla while briefing the Press on the MoU.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Comprehensive Legislation on Child Abuse
In order to deal with issues of various aspects of trafficking of persons including trafficking of children, a comprehensive legislation in the form of The Trafficking of Persons  Bill, 2018 has been drafted by Ministry of WCD. The Bill aims to prevent trafficking of persons, to provide care, protection and rehabilitation to the victims of trafficking, to prosecute offenders and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The said Bill as passed by the Lok Sabha was then sent to the Rajya Sabha for introduction and passing. But, this could not be considered in the Rajya Sabha. Upon dissolution of the 16thLok Sabha, the Bill has lapsed. The Government is taking appropriate action for re-introduction of this Bill by following due procedure.
Trafficking of Persons  Bill, 2018 relates to issues of sexual exploitation etc. only in the context of those victims, who may also be children, who have been trafficked. During the course of drafting of this Bill, the Government has had consultations with various stakeholders including Non-Governmental Organisations  and other experts and has taken their suggestions into consideration.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Food Cash Credit to Punjab for food procurement operations - Resolution for the settlement of Legacy Accounts 
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for settlement of Legacy Food Cash Credit Accounts  of Punjab Government for food procurement operations. This proposal of Department of Expenditure was approved by Prime Minister under Rule 12 of  Rules, 1961 on 02.01.2017.
Ministry of Defence
MAKE-IN-INDIA IN DEFENCE SECTOR
The Government has taken several policy initiatives in the past few years and brought in reforms to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment, there by promoting self-reliance in defence manufacturing & technology in the country. These initiatives, inter-alia, include according priority to procurement of capital items from domestic sources under Defence Acquisition Procedure  2020; Announcement of 18 major defence platforms for industry led design & development in March 2022; Notification of four ‘Positive Indigenisation Lists’ of total 411 items of Services and three ‘Positive Indigenisation Lists’ of total 3738 items of Defence Public Sector Undertakings , for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timelines indicated against them; Simplification of Industrial licensing process with longer validity period; Liberalisation of Foreign Direct Investment  policy allowing 74% FDI under automatic route; Simplification of Make Procedure; Launch of Mission DefSpace; Launch of Innovations for Defence Excellence  scheme involving start-ups & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ; Implementation of Public Procurement  Order 2017; Launch of an indigenisation portal namely SRIJAN to facilitate indigenisation by Indian Industry including MSMEs; Reforms in Offset policy with thrust on attracting investment and Transfer of Technology for Defence manufacturing by assigning higher multipliers; and Establishment of two Defence Industrial Corridors, one each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; Opening up of Defence Research & Development  for industry, start-ups and academia with 25 percent of defence R&D budget; Progressive increase in allocation of Defence Budget of military modernisation for procurement from domestic sources, etc.
With focus on indigenisation and procurement from domestic industries, all the major areas of domestic defence production ecosystem such as weapons, ammunition, fighter aircrafts, helicopters, missile systems, warships, submarines, armoured vehicles, radars, communication systems, surveillance systems, etc. have benefited from the aforesaid initiatives and also given boost to the growth of domestic industries including MSMEs & start-ups.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Dr Anil Agrawal in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Tajikistan on Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Tajikistan on Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy. The MoU was signed on 8th October, 2018.
Benefits:
The MoU will enable establishment of a basis for a cooperative institutional relationship between India and Tajikistan to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation in the field of new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity. It will focus on development and deployment of new and renewable energy, and storage technologies. It will further cooperation between the two countries through exchange and training of scientific and technical personnel, exchange of scientific and technological information and data, organization of workshops, seminars and working groups, transfer of equipment, know-how and technology on non-commercial basis, development of joint research or technical projects on subjects of mutual interest; and other modalities as may be decided by the two countries.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
SPECIAL POLICY FOR CHARGES OF WATER USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES
Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to them through various schemes and programmes.
Central Government has formulated the National Water Policy 2012 . The NWP-2012 contains Section 7 on “Water pricing” with provisions like pricing of water for ensuring its efficient use and reward conservation arrived at through independent statutory Water Regulatory Authority set up by each State; incentivization of recycle and reuse of water through a properly planned tariff system; differential pricing for various uses of water; regulating the use of electricity to minimize over-drawal of groundwater; statutory powers to collect and retain a portion of water charges to Water Users Associations. NWP-2012 also contains provisions regarding de-salinization as a method for augmenting utilizable water resources.
Ministry of Jal Shakti has notified the latest guidelines for control and regulation of groundwater extraction with pan-India applicability on 24th September, 2020. The notified guidelines for regulation of ground water includes the withdrawal by industrial, infrastructure and mining projects. The guidelines prescribe groundwater Abstraction/Restoration charges. The rates of these charges increase as per quantum of groundwater extraction, as well as category of Assessment Unit. Rates  of Ground Water Abstraction/ Restoration Charges in respect of Industries as per Ministry of Jal Shakti Guidelines dated 24.09.2020 are given below.
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Category of Area
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Quantum of GW Withdrawal
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< 200
m3/day
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200 to <1000
m3/day
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1000 to
<5000 m3/day
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5000 m3/day and above
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Safe|
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1.00
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2.00
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3.00
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5.00
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Semi-critical|
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2.00
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3.00
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5.00
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8.00
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Critical|
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4.00
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6.00
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8.00
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10.00
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Over-exploited|
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6.00
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10.00
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16.00
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20.00Abstraction Charges;Restoration Charges - 
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
AIR MARSHAL BALAKRISHNAN MANIKANTAN TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF SOUTHERN AIR COMMAND
Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief  of Southern Air Command on 01 May 23. An alumnus of Sainik School Kazhakootam and National Defence Academy, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the Indian Air Force on 07 Jun 86. He has flown over 5400 hrs on various types of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. He is a Helicopter Combat Leader and a Type Qualified Flying Instructor.
The Air Marshal has done instructional tenures at National Defence Academy and at Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment . He has commanded a frontline Helicopter Unit and two premier IAF stations. He has held the appointments of Senior Air and Administrative Staff Officer  of HQ Maintenance Command and of ACIDS Int-C at HQ IDS, responsible for international defence cooperation. He holds a PG degree from Defence Services Staff College Wellington, MMS from College of Defence Management Secunderabad and M Phil from National Defence College New Delhi. Prior to assuming the current appointment, he was the Senior Air Staff Officer at Eastern Air Command, handling air operations.
The Air Marshal is a recipient of the Presidential Awards of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal  and Vayu Sena Medal .
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways modifies instructions for 30 Special Rajdhani type train and 200 Special Mail Exp trains  running with effect from 12.05.2020 and 01.06.2020 respectively
Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period  of all Specials notified from 30 days to 120 days
Booking of Parcel and luggage shall be permitted in all these 230 trains
The above changes shall be implemented with effect from 08:00 hrs of train booking date of 31st May 2020 onwards.
Indian Railways has modified instructions for 30 special Rajdhani type trains started w.e.f. 12.05.2020 and 200 Special Mail Express to be introduced w.e.f. 01.06.2020 . Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period  of all Specials notified from 30 days to 120 days. Booking of Parcel and luggage shall be permitted in all these 230 trains.
The above changes shall be implemented with effect from 08:00 hrs of train booking date of 31st May 2020 onwards.
Other terms e.g., Current booking, Tatkal quota allocation of seats to road side stations etc to be same as in regular time tabled trains.
These instructions can also be viewed on the Indian Railways website-www.indianrailways.gov.in under the head commercial circulars in Traffic Commercial Directorate.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
MNRE has asked each State/UT to develop at least one Solar City – Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  has requested each State /Union Territory to select at-least one city to be developed as solar city. A concept note on developing solar city was circulated to the States/UTs with a request to finalise an action plan for development of the cities as identified as solar cities and implement the plan in a time bound manner. There is no separate fund allocation for solar city programme and the funds available under the different existing schemes can be utilized for development of solar cities. So far, 27 States/UTs have identified solar cities in their respective States/UTs. The State/UT wise list of their cities is placed as Annexure. At 19 % CUF, a solar power project of 1 MW capacity produces 1.66 MU of electricity.
Solar City identified by respective State/UT
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S.No.
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Identified Solar City
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State/UT
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1
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Majuli
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Assam
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2
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Bodh Gaya
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Bihar
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3
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Rajgir
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Bihar
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4
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Vaishali
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Bihar
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5
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New Raipur
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Chhattisgarh
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6
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh
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7
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NDMC
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Delhi
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8
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Dwarka
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Gujarat
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9
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Panchkula
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Haryana
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10
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Shimla
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Himachal Pradesh
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11
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Giridih
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Jharkhand
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12
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Bidar
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Karnataka
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13
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Hospet in Bellary
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Karnataka
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14
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Kerala
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15
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Sanchi
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Madhya Pradesh
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16
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TURA Town of West Garo Hills
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Meghalaya
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17
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Bhubaneswar
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Odisha
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18
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Jaisalmer
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Rajasthan
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19
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Pushkar
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Rajasthan
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20
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Ayodhya
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Uttar Pradesh
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21
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Prayagraj
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Uttar Pradesh
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22
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Dehradoon
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Uttarakhand
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23
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Prantik in Birbhum, Shantiniketan
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West Bengal
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24
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Shaheed Dweep
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Andaman and Nicobar
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25
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Amritsar
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Punjab
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26
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Jorethang
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Sikkim
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27
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Udaipur Town
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Tripura
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28
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Saitual
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Mizoram
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29
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Diu city
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DNH and DD
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30
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Damanwada Panchayat
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DNH and DD
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31
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Panjim
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Goa
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32
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Dimapur
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Nagaland
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33
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Kohima
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Nagaland
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34
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Jammu
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Jammu and Kashmir
This information was given by the Union Minister of New Renewable Energy Sh. R.K. Singh in the Lok Sabha Today.